states postal service. [ man ] we are the united states postal service. [ male announcer ] and our priority is you. go to usps.com® and try it today. >>> signals from the fed. markets will be listening for taper talk as the fomc gets ready to kick off a two-day meeting. the latest results from the cnbc fed survey are out and we have the data. >>> obama care under fire. a report by nbc news says that the obama administration knew that millions of americans could not keep their health insurance as far back as 2010. we hear from congressman chris van hollen on this issue. >> and we look past halloween and get a holiday shopping update from the ceo of walmart u.s. as the second hour of "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernan. andrew is on assignment today. in studio with us this morning sharing his thoughts on the market and more, david darst. we'll hear from him in a moment. the futures this morning have been indicated slightly higher. the dow futures up by about 20 points, s&p by two points,